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  1. Cleaning, cleaning, cleaning ...

    by , 27-01-2011 at 11:22 PM (Today at Atelier Kaz - ex-Honda R&D, F1, Indy/CART engineer)


    What a long day…


    Spent many hours just cleaning the oil gunk.

    Before I can even touch the Front CAT and Exh Down Pipe, I had to first clean the build up of the gunk otherwise I couldn’t get enough grip or even attach the socket to the nut.

    This was due to so much oil mist sprayed onto them while they were hot for many years.


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    As expected, it took some time to find the best way ...
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  2. Brake fluid & ABS flushing

    by , 26-01-2011 at 11:27 PM (Today at Atelier Kaz - ex-Honda R&D, F1, Indy/CART engineer)

    It’s about 16 months since last time I worked on the brake system on this NSX so good time to replace the fluid for the main brake and flush the ABS.



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    Nothing new/special here.

    Pressure bleeding the system.

    The bleeder screw/plug on each calliper was still shiny silver with no corrosion so the thin coat of silicone grease that I applied worked very well.

    This NSX has the original ...

    Updated 07-04-2011 at 11:20 AM by Kaz-kzukNA1

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  3. Fuel Filter

    by , 25-01-2011 at 10:48 PM (Today at Atelier Kaz - ex-Honda R&D, F1, Indy/CART engineer)


    I was hoping to visit the Post Office to send out the ABS upgrade loom to another owner but had to finish several meetings with Japan this morning so missed the opportunity.


    Will try to find some time this week…



    Started to work on another NSX from this afternoon.

    For this NSX, I’ll be carrying out the general services as well as replacing the Eng Oil pan.

    Also, will be looking into the noise from the CAT ...
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  4. Front Brake Disc, Vtecdirect

    by , 23-01-2011 at 11:38 PM (Today at Atelier Kaz - ex-Honda R&D, F1, Indy/CART engineer)


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    New Front Brake Disc from Andy at Vtecdirect.


    Always nice to have someone supporting our NSX community and as he owns NSX as well, it is a great advantage in selecting the vendor.




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    I have been using this brake disc from Japan for many years now but as the Japanese Yen is so strong these days, I think it is time for me to search ...
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  5. Front Wheel Speed Signal Quality Issue

    by , 22-01-2011 at 11:37 PM (Today at Atelier Kaz - ex-Honda R&D, F1, Indy/CART engineer)

    Time to test drive the car before replacing the Front Brake Disc.


    After the brake pedal kick back issue was improved by replacing the Right Drive Shaft and wheel speed sensor, I was hoping to completely solve this by working on the Left side…



    Too easy ….


    After the ABS upgrade and before removing the Left Drive shaft, I test drove the car to confirm that the issue was still there and nothing to do with the original ABS ...
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